.;'" it* 'iil ,,,il ,, .l :." -|-l OJ Tr-.h c) o) f o- tr -l OJ o)s :J c.) v) 5 E 3 o rD ,11-l a - otJr ltr v, ;1''. , '. 3 o :) r'+ Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT Revision Register 11t11t16 For FinalBusiness Case Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 2 of 41 @ 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT Appendix A - Intersection Analysis 34 AppendixB-TimberLane 39 Appendix C - Turning Paths 40 Appendix D - Trip Distribution 41 List of Figures Figure 2.1: Site Location .............7 Figure 2.2: Intersection survey locations .......9 Figure 2.3: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Phillip Street & Church Street ...................... 10 Figure 2.4:Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Phillip Street & Wilde Avenue ...................... 10 Figure 2.5: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Wilde Avenue & Victoria Road..................... 11 Figure 2.6: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Phillip Street & George Khattar Lane........... 11 Figure 2.7: Bus routes servicing the New Museum site............ ....... 13 Figure 2.8: Potential light rail alignments through Parramatta CBD.......... ......... 16 Figure 2.9: Example of pedestrian wayfinding signage in CBD .......17 Figure 2.10:Walking distance to on- and off-street parking areas......... ............ 18 Figure 2.11: Visitor overlap at the Powerhouse Museum ................20 Figure 2.12: Arrival and departure movements from Powerhouse Museum surveys ...........21 Figure 3.1: Powerhouse Museum staff location by postcode...,.......... ...............23 Figure 3.2: Vehicle movements scaled by expected visitation and mode share...................30 List of Tables Table 2.1: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes (intersection totals)..... .......................9 Table 2.2: Criteria for evaluating capacity of an intersection........ ......................12 Table 2.3: Intersection average and limiting Levels of Service ........12 Table 2.4: Bus frequencies for routes servicing the New Museum site................................14 Table 2.5: Train frequencies to and from Parramatta Station .......... 15 Table 2.6: Visitor and staff travel modes .....20 Table 3.1: Existing and projected mode share for museum visitors ...................24 Table 3.2: Existing and projected mode share for museum staff .......... .............24 Table 3.3: Traffic generation projects for Altitude Meriton development .............................. 31 lllll I1 :::::" ::1::T::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::"::i'*: 1'::*:::::::i'l Table 3.5: Critical performance scenarios under worst-case projections (critical approach) 32 Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 4 of 41 O 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW) has been engaged by the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS) to undertake a transport and traffic assessment to support the Final Business Case for the development of the New Museum in Parramatta. The assessment outlines the transport and traffic impacts likely to occur as a result of the master plan for the New Museum, and assesses the adequacy of public transport in connecting visitors to the site. 1,2 Purpose This report provides an assessment of the anticipated transport and traffic implications of the proposed development, including consideration of the following: o Travel behaviour at the existing Powerhouse Museum . Existing transport conditions at the site of the proposed development; . Traffic generation and impact of the proposed development; o Provision of parking and loading area facilities; and . Current and future intersection operation. This study has been carried out with respect to relevant guidelines and standards, including: . Australian Standards AS2890 . City of Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011 . City of Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011 . Roads and Maritime Services' Guide to Traffic Generating Developments (2002) 1.3 References In preparing this report, reference has been made to a number of reports related to the study area, including: . Parramatta 2038: Community Strategic Plan (2015) . Parramatta City Centre Car Parking Strategy (2011) . Parramatta Smart City Masterplan (2015) . Sydney CBD to Parramatta Strategic Transport Plan (2015) o Visitor Strategy for Parramatta 201 1-2016 (2010) The Preliminary Business Case, Functional Design Brief, and Design Options for the MAAS Parramatta development also provide sources of information. Finally, this research has been conducted in the context of various master plan and strategic documents for greater Sydney and NSW, including: . A Plan for Growing Sydney (2015) r NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan (2012) . Sydney's Future series (2012-2013) . Parramatta Light Railshortlisted alignments and key junction arrangements (2016) Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 6 of 41 O 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Section 1 : lntroduction Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT 2.2 Local Road Network Phillip Street Phillip Street is the primary east-west link around the site, and one of the main routes through the Parramatta CBD. While other east-west connections are typically restricted to one-way, Phillip Street provides two-way travel along the northern edge of the CBD. The road frontage between the New Museum site and Phillip Street consists of heritage buildings. Timber Lane Timber Lane is an access road running perpendicular to Phillip Street, currently used as entry to the existing car parking areas and other service areas. The recently constructed Altitude Meriton apartment development also uses Timber Lane as the access point for loading and car parking. Georqe Khaftar Lane George Khattar Lane is a minor link road meeting Phillip Street east of Wilde Avenue and passing underneath the Barry Wilde Bridge to service the existing car park. Traffic through this underpass is limited to vehicles below 3.5m in height. The junction with Phillip Street is an unsignalised T-intersection. Wilde Avenue Wilde Avenue is the primary north-south link around the site. In the north it connects to Victoria Road, passing over the Parramatta River adjacent to the proposed development. South of Phillip Street this road becomes Smith Street, and connects to the Parramatta Transport Interchange in the south of the CBD. Church Street Church Street is a significant pedestrian and commercial thoroughfare, as a primary north-south corridor through the Parramatta CBD. Church Street is a major route for vehicles in the north, including many of the bus routes in the area. Victoria Road Victoria Road is a state road connecting the Sydney CBD to Parramatta. Near Wilde Avenue the road provides two lanes of traffic in each direction. Outside Parramatta, it carries an average of 40,000 vehicles per day (RMS, 2016) along three lanes in each direction. Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 8 of 41 @ 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Section 2: Existing Conditions Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372 UT Church Street 1',. RT L 0 112 178 A Thursday AMPeak(A) o 121 107 B AnTnO 08:15 - 09:15 .ABCD 0 130 121 C ,,-.-e+ L 32 39 /10 37 096 106 D PM Peak (B) T 188 99 156 90 17:15 - l8;15 R0 0 0 0 Tucsday AMPeak(C) 0 0 0 2R 02/08/16 07:15 - 08:15 87 214 132 220 T +-T A 31 91 1 22 42 6s 27L PM Peak (D) I 38 10t 0 ABCD '15:30 - 16;30 c 63 862 D 28 105 1 L TB 1 Church Street Figure 2.3: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Phillip Street & Church Street Wllde Avenue ) BT L 206 485 Thursday AM Peak (A) t) 79 3U 2Amn6 08:00 - 09:00 ABCD 218 493 L 54 149 53 150 73 328 PM Peak (B) T 124 101 111 110 17:00 - l8:00 -? 820 37 13 31 Tucsday AM Peak(C) 79 202 78 219 R 0'12108116 08:00 - 09:00 97 79 113 907 .R A 59 178 55 29 57 22 81 L PM Peak (D) B 44 393 25 A8C D '16:45 - 17:45 T c 58 174 28 D 52 399 13 L TR Itrl^il 1 tittil Smlth Slreet Figure 2.4: Peak 60-minute traffic volumes at Phillip Street & Wilde Avenue Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 10 of41 @ 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Section 2: Existing Conditions Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT 2.4 Intersection Operation The adequacy of the capacity of an intersection is judged by whether it can physically and operationally cater for the traffic using it. This considers parameters including the average delay per vehicle and the degree of saturation (DoS), a ratio of flow to capacity. Satisfactory operation of an intersection is considered to continue up to 42 seconds average delay per vehicle. At this Level of Service (LoS), operating speeds are still reasonable and acceptable delays are experienced. The recommended criteria for evaluating capacity of intersections are shown inTable2.2. Tabfe 2.2: Criteria for evaluating capacity of an intersection Source; RMS Analysis of existing conditions at the surveyed intersections, using SIDRA modelling software, shows that all are operating within acceptable Levels of Service as shown in Table 2.3. Appendix A provides more detailed information on modelling results, including pre- and post-development scenarios. Table 2.3: lntersection average and limiting Levels of Service Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Page 12 of 41 @ 2016 Taylor Thomson Whitting Section 2: Existing Conditions Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences November 2016 Traffic and Transport Assessment 161372UT Table 2.4: Bus frequencies for routes servicing the New Museum site City Buses every 30 minutes (night service only) Eastwood Buses every 60 minutes HffiffiffiI West Ryde 30€0 minutes 60 minutes i Ryde 30€0 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes Bunryood 15-30 minutes 30 minutes Chatswood 10-15 minutes 20-30 minutes Epping 15-20 minutes 2040 minutes 50-70 minutes Epping 15-20 minutes 2040 minutes 50-70 minutes Oatlands 15-20 minutes 2040 minutes 50-70 minutes Castle Hill 30-60 minutes (night service only) Rouse Hill 30 minutes 60 minutes Rouse Hill 60 minutes Gastle Hill 60 minutes _l:,';:ifl.E#,ffiir,i,.